
Currie Cup gets thumbs up
SA Rugby has confirmed that the 2024 Currie Cup will go ahead as scheduled after an agreement was reached on a new groundbreaking player management model.
SA Rugby has confirmed that the 2024 Currie Cup will go ahead as scheduled after an agreement was reached on a new groundbreaking player management model.
Pumas boss Jimmy Stonehouse is concerned that local players aren’t “in the loop” about MyPlayers’ dispute with SA Rugby and Sareo over their welfare in the Currie Cup.
The 2024 edition of the Currie Cup is under major threat of being called off due to a reported boardroom battle over the workloads of professional players.
Lions boss Rudolf Straeuli has denied that a reported survey of coaches and management staff was driven by him but says he will deal with any player unhappiness in the camp.
Former Springbok centre Jean de Villiers will take up a new leadership role as chairman of the MyPlayers board, the players’ organisation announced on Wednesday.
MyPlayers has voiced its concern on the regularity and manner in which commercial entities of amateur unions are being liquidated within the professional rugby environment, following the news of the Kings liquidation.
A year-long research project among SA’s professional players revealed that an ‘overwhelming majority intend to sign overseas deals soon’.